Design, engineering, and manufacturing are undergoing a digital transformation, and the need for a collaborative product development environment is becoming an ever-growing requirement. Autodesk® Fusion 360™ meets this need by connecting CAD, CAM, and CAE in a single cloud-based platform unlike any other tool of its kind. This course builds upon digital manufacturing trends and foundational CAD concepts discussed in Course 1 of this series by introducing Fusion 360 as a problem-solving tool. In this course, we take the next step in connecting CAD, CAM, and CAE through a series of short exercises on 3D modeling, rendering, simulation, and computer aided manufacturing.
After completing this course series, you will be able to:
• Demonstrate knowledge of and apply job entry level skills in computer aided design, computer aided engineering (CAE) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) using Fusion 360 software.
• Describe and apply design based workflows for design, engineering and manufacturing using Fusion 360 software.
• Utilize Fusion 360 cloud based collaboration features for project sharing and design review.

Reviews

GM

In depth enough to get you started and not leave you lost with the tools, and at the same time not overly complicated. I feel pretty capable of using Fusion 360 already.

NN

Jul 10, 2019

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The tools for the new version of Fusion are different that the videos. Should be great if the videos are updated as well. Good way to get knowledge in this program

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Simulation

Simulation technology is changing the design process. Simulation tools are becoming highly accurate, fast and powerful and can help you better understand how functional a design is and ways in which to improve it. In this lesson, you explore Fusion 360 Simulation features and learn how to take advantage of simulation feedback through the design process to explore and test your design ideas.

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Autodesk

Transcript

Have you ever wondered how designers and engineers can make their design strong enough to withstand everyday life? In the old days, before we had the ability to 3D print, rapid machine, or otherwise speed up the prototyping process, it took forever. There were lots of hand calculations, meetings, designs, reviews, expensive prototypes and ultimately, testing to destruction. If you did your job well, you had a successful test. If not, well, it was literally back to the drawing board. Simulation is not a replacement for engineering knowledge, it's just another tool in the toolbox to help you get the job done. When designs went from a drafting table into the computer, it opened up a world of possibilities, eventually. As software and computers became more powerful, they were able to calculate complex structural problems. At first, it was simple no-to-no trust type problems, but eventually, we got the tools to analyze nearly every possible part. So fast forward to here and now, and let's talk about the tools that Fusion 360 has. As a Fusion 360 Ultimate customer, you currently have access to eight different types of simulation studies. From static stress, which we will go over in this section, to thermal problems, buckling, events simulation and even a study type to optimize a shape based on the loads applied. Again, these are tools and in the right hands, can be very powerful. We will go through several studies on this course on various examples to get you comfortable with the process. However, this course does not replace any engineering knowledge that you need to accurately define and understand the information surrounding simulation. I also want to note that simulation on a computer, does not replace real world testing and validation. They simply help you to make better decisions and validate changes for better or worse. That's enough talk. Let's jump in and walk through the process of setting up a static study on our steering wheel.

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